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Olive Borden
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Olive Borden was beautiful and talented but she became one of Hollywood's most tragic tales. She came to Hollywood in 1922 with her widowed mother. Olive started her career as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and was named a Wampas baby star in 1925. She made eleven films at Fox studios where she earned $1,500 a week. Olive became a popular on screen vamp and her jet black hair was her trademark. She hired Jimmie Fiddler as her agent and was nicknamed "The Joy Girl". Olive lived a lavish lifestyle with limos, mansions, servants, and a dozen fur coats. In 1927 she left Fox after a salary dispute. She later worked for Columbia and RKO studios. Like many other silent stars she had a hard …
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Olive Borden was beautiful and talented but she became one of Hollywood's most tragic tales. She came to Hollywood in 1922 with her widowed mother. Olive started her career as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and was named a Wampas baby star in 1925. She made eleven films at Fox studios where she earned $1,500 a week. Olive became a popular on screen vamp and her jet black hair was her trademark. She hired Jimmie Fiddler as her agent and was nicknamed "The Joy Girl". Olive lived a lavish lifestyle with limos, mansions, servants, and a dozen fur coats. In 1927 she left Fox after a salary dispute. She later worked for Columbia and RKO studios. Like many other silent stars she had a hard time making the transition to talkies. Her last film was made in 1934. There were two failed marriages and a broken engagement to actor George O'Brien. During World War 2 she worked as a nurse. By the age of 41 she was a penniless alcoholic. Her final years were spent in a Los Angeles mission. Sadly many of Olive Borden's silent films have been lost and this lovely star has been forgotten. Date of Death 1 October 1947, Los Angeles, California (stomach ailment)
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Chloe, Love Is Calling You
as Chloe
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The Inventors
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The Mild West
as Baby Doll
Gobs of Fun
as Lulu
Leave It to Me
as Peavey
Hotel Variety
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The Divorce Racket
as Marie Douglas
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Moonlight and Cactus
as Woman
The Social Lion
as Gloria Staunton
Hello Sister
as Vee Newell
Hollywood Studios
Wedding Rings
as Eve Quinn
Dance Hall
as Gracie Nolan
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
Half Marriage
as Judy Paige
The Eternal Woman
as Anita
Love in the Desert
as Zarah
Sinners in Love
as Ann Hardy
Stool Pigeon
as Goldie
Gang War
as Flowers
Virgin Lips
as Norma
The Albany Night Boat
as Georgie
Come to My House
as Joan Century
Pajamas
as Angela Wade
The Joy Girl
as Jewel Courage
The Secret Studio
as Rosemary Merton
The Monkey Talks
as Olivette
The Country Beyond
as Valencia
3 Bad Men
as Lee Carlton
Fig Leaves
as Eve Smith
Yellow Fingers
as Saina
My Own Pal
as Alice Deering
The Yankee Señor
as Manuelita
Grounds for Divorce
as Model
The Overland Limited
as Ruth Dent
The Happy Warrior
as Ima
Good Morning, Nurse
as Nurse May Ward
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Tell It to a Policeman
The Dressmaker from Paris
as Mannequin
Should Husbands Be Watched?
as The New Maid
Just a Good Guy
as Slippery Sue
The Royal Razz
Too Many Mammas
as The Boss's Girlfriend
Why Men Work
Sweet Daddy
as Woman In Backseat
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Don't Park There
as Extra
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Neck and Neck
All Wet
as Extra (uncredited)